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It was. But it was DfT that instructed Virgin to object to WSMR, not the other way round.

Understood.

Hmm, and enforce it. There are probably more schools in Grantham that on duty police officers at any given time. Who is going to do that enforcement, and how do you make it stick?

I find that view interesting, as I regard the Mk4 as significantly better riding than the IET - to the extent that I still choose Mk4s over IETs given the option, and not for enthusiast reasons.

This is an inaccurate representation of what actually happened. In particular, by focusing on Virgin West Coast, you miss the fact that the key decisions were taken by DfT who used their authority to block WSMR. The possible exception (I've heard various views) is the Virgin extension to Wrexham.

The OP is welcome to their view. As an ECML user, my own view is that IET is a mediocre train to travel in, that represents a deterioration in the standards that we customers are to be entitled to. As a piece of traction, they are good and a welcome upgrade on what they replace. They allow...

But still not good, especially in the NW. And that’s after several years - not the quick fix suggested by @Tetragon213.

On what basis do you assert that any percentage of the retail price is enough for a profit? The cost structure of an online retailer business is still there, although different.

Really? It's not worked with Northern, so I see no reason to see why it should work on XC. They've had 20 years of operating on minimal budgets, explaining away inadequate stock and generally being beaten down, and now they've had much more aggressive management and the complete mess of the...

You may want to ask which government placed the contracts, and sets the budgets that they have to operate within.

On the contrary, both of which would set large parts of the electorate alight. And not in a good way

You’re confusing the law with the variables that the law uses to define what speeds are allowed. In doing so, you fall into two traps. The first is that of the speed lobby, which puts so much emphasis on compliance with speed limits that it undermines the awareness of drivers about the other...

I’d suggest that we have the double minority problem here. Children in buggies, especially babies, do require their chairs. So, obviously, do those in wheelchairs - and those with walkers or sticks also qualified, legally, as disabled. 2 into 1 may not go. Setting this up as an either/or risks...

They’re better understood now - and also reduced because there is so much less postage. 1787470511 They have been, but a friend works there and they are a) fearful of what may happen with GBR and b) having to adapt significantly to expand into Europe.

Fair comment. But answering that genuine concern by deliberately inconveniencing passengers and, in some cases, introducing additional risks isn’t safety but thoughtless.

And if it’s more than just track & ballast?

There has been mention of dealing with the earthworks

They aren't. But the point is not that they are, but just how material those fulfilment costs are - something that we easily forget

Precisely the issue with drip pricing. It gets the vendor both the business and the fees when if they declared it openly at the start of the payment, they are likely to convert fewer enquiries into business.

Potentially, and i well remember a former colleague who worked on the launch of Trainline back in 1998 telling the tale of just how many unforeseen fulfilment costs there were. However, part of the issue with drip pricing is that it distorts perceptions of price. That means that fees that...